| Ballads for Two | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Chet Baker and Wolfgang Lackerschmid |
| Cover: | Ballads for Two.jpg |
| Released: | 1979 |
| Recorded: | January 8 & 9, 1979 |
| Studio: | Tonstudio Zuckerfabrik, Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 37:18 |
| Label: | Sandra Music Productions SMP 2102 |
| Producer: | Sandra Music Productions |
| Chronology: | Chet Baker |
| Prev Title: | Two a Day |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | The Touch of Your Lips |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
Ballads for Two is an album by trumpeter Chet Baker and vibraphonist Wolfgang Lackerschmid which was recorded in 1979 and first released on Lackerschmid's Sandra Music Productions label.[1] [2]
The Allmusic review by Bob Rusch states "This was a record not so much of rhythm as of tonal coloring, pitch and reverberation. This was also an avant-garde Chet Baker, without gimmicks, just meeting an interest to expand and further develop: to invent, expand, create. This was also very beautiful creativity; art for art's sake. Wolfgang Lackerschmid played vibes in a manner owing itself more to Red Norvo and Gary Burton than Milt Jackson, and proved himself to be a creator and artist in his ebb and flow with the trumpeter. Bravos for both artists".
All compositions by Wolfgang Lackerschmid except where noted